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Daniel Roelfs
Biomedical researcher with a particular interest in the intersection between neuroimaging and genetics in the domain of neurobiology and psychiatry.
Research Experience
Doctoral Research Fellow
Multimodal Imaging group at NORMENT
University of Oslo
present - 2019
- PhD position in imaging and genetics in schizophrenia
- Utilizing large imaging databases such as the UK Biobank and the TOP psychosis database from NORMENT.
Research Assistant
EEG Group at NORMENT
University of Oslo
2019 - 2018
- Managing EEG data, training new EEG testers, performing EEG experiments, data preprocessing and analysis.
Research Assistant
Department of Medical Physics
Rikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital
2019 - 2018
- Data collection and managing in an MRI study on sleep deprivation
- Analysis of the fMRI data and the output from the camera
Erasmus Traineeship
EEG Group at NORMENT
University of Oslo
2018 - 2017
- Investigating brain plsaticity through EEG paradigm
- Planning and running EEG experiments on both healthy individual and patients
Research Intern
Brain Institute
University Medical Centre Utrecht, NL
2016 - 2015
- Idenifying factors associated with risk outcome in children with CD and ODD
Undergraduate Research Intern
Emergis, Psychiatric Institute for Mental Health Care
Goes, NL
2015 - 2014
- Identifying risk factors associated with physical restraint in acute psychiatric care
Undergraduate Research Intern
Erasmus Cancer Institute Rotterdam
Rotterdam, NL
2014
- Status research into comorbidities associated with different cancer therapies
Education
The PhD program at the University of Oslo has a distinct research component and educational component. Both need to be fulfilled to qualify for the PhD defense.
PhD Candidate, Neuroimaging & genetics
University of Oslo
Oslo, Norway
present - 2019
- Doctoral education at the Institute of Clinical Medicine at the University of Oslo
- Courses relevant to neurobiology, advanced statistics, and other academic skills
MSc, Biomedicine
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
2018 - 2016
- Master’s program in Biomedicine at the Faculty of Medicine
- Focus on molecular biology and neuroscience
BSc, Pre-medical track
University College Roosevelt, Utrecht University
Middelburg, NL
2015 - 2012
- Major in the pre-medical science track, minor in philosophy.
- Liberal Arts & Science program
- Honors College
Epidemiology (summer course)
University College Roosevelt, Utrecht University
Middelburg, NL
2014
- Summer course in theory and methods behind epidemiology
French Language & Literature (summer course)
Université de Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne
Paris, France
2013
- Summer course in French language and literature
Clinical Experience
Assistant nurse/phlebotomist
Gelre Hospital Apeldoorn
Apeldoorn, NL
2016
Awards
ECIP Oral Finalist
World Congress of Psychiatry Genetics
N/A
2021
Commissions
Committee Member
NORMENT Early Career Researchers Meeting
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2021 - 2020
Committee Member
Norwegian Research School in Neuroscience
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2021 - 2019
General Board Member
The Netherlands Red Cross Student Desk Zeeland
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2015 - 2014
Selected Writings
I occasionally write blogposts that serve as tutorials or showcases for how I solve certain data science problems
Introduction To Basic Statistics in R
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2019
- Gentle introduction to performing statistical analysis and plotting in R
- Intended for NORMENT employees and other medical researchers
Selected Publications
The genetic architecture of human cortical folding
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2021
- Preprint
- Co-author
- First author: Dennis van der Meer
Experience-dependent modulation of the visual evoked potential: Testing effect sizes, retention over time, and associations with age in 415 healthy individuals
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2020
- Co-author
- First author: Mathias Valstad
Sleep and sleep deprivation differentially alter white matter microstructure: A mixed model design utilising advanced diffusion modelling
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2020
- Co-author
- First author: Irene Voldsbekk